Gonzalez tells Falcons he’s returning

Summary of 5 articles · Updated Mar 12, 2013

But the Falcons Gonzalez is returning to is not the same team he left just months ago. Now, the Falcons are working with Gonzalez on a deal for his return. Tony Gonzalez informed the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday that he will return to play in the 2013 seaso… (more)n. "After discussing it with my family and really, truly struggling with this decision, I informed the Falcons I would like to return for one more shot," Gonzalez told Fox Sports. Yahoo! Sports first reported that Gonzalez was leaning towards coming back to the game. The star tight end had appeared headed for retirement based on comments he made after Atlanta's NFC Championship Game loss but has reversed course and told Fox Sports of his plans after getting clearance to return from his doctors.

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Tony Gonzalez authorizes contract talks

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